ways to lock up tools....
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We built a really cool underground locker with a big wooden hatch painted green. Someone eventually destroyed it for us though.
I want to bury a dumpster with a locking lid.... that would be the nuts.
I want to bury a dumpster with a locking lid.... that would be the nuts.
I have managed to find a rock outcropping to stash my tools under out by my trail. I had a couple hundred dollars worth of tools nabbed last year and they were locked to a tree.
I put a 1.5 ft (ish) drainage pipe under one of my landings, and put the shovels in there, and just brush some leaves up against it to block the view every time I leave. I haven't had trouble. I know people go back there though, found some nails scattered around the lip of one of my jumps a while back. As far as the wheelbarrow, I found a nice little thicket, that I piled some more thorns on top of, hollowed the middle of the thicket out and I push my wheelbarrow right in, you'd have to be looking for it to see it.
this is what we have at our city dirt jumps and xc trails. Fits probably 20 shovels/rakes/etc plus other stuff. Not cheap, but does the job right. It's sunk into concrete. It's probably overkill for private jumps, obviously.
Oh man, why didn't I think of that..... a job box is perfect. I'm going to look for a deal on one and score it for our trails.
Hey rob was that pic taken yesterday? I need to get out there, I have february break off this coming week.
no that's from December...
its bull shi^%$$.and duck let me know how much you want me to pitch in on the box.that is a great idea .
OK i just found out that ridgid chest was about $475. So that is damn expensive. Watch craigslist though.. i think they go for a lot less used.
We needed max security since it is in NYC.
We needed max security since it is in NYC.
What would be super sweet, is a shipping container.... Use it for a rollin, AND storage.
No way we'd get away with that at our trails, but that would be sweet for a private spot.
No way we'd get away with that at our trails, but that would be sweet for a private spot.
and u put the bobcats in there tooWhat would be super sweet, is a shipping container.... Use it for a rollin, AND storage.
No way we'd get away with that at our trails, but that would be sweet for a private spot.
a local guy here in montana has a bus built into his jumps and and uses that for storage, that and his garage and barn located right next door. no pics but will see what i can do
outta sight outta mind, we keep our tools in the trails hut a little distance away from the main body of jumps. looks like a sketchin little vagrant home so fortunately nobody has felt like rutting around in there to steal shiit
seems like actually locking shovels and rakes would get to be a bit of a pain but how about a laquered (waterproof) coffin box just a little walk into the trees away from where most people will wander? a lock might rust, keys might get lost, might spark a little too much curiosity, but then if stolen tools has become a legit problem a couple bolted chains and a master lock could definitely be a worthy investment.
seems like actually locking shovels and rakes would get to be a bit of a pain but how about a laquered (waterproof) coffin box just a little walk into the trees away from where most people will wander? a lock might rust, keys might get lost, might spark a little too much curiosity, but then if stolen tools has become a legit problem a couple bolted chains and a master lock could definitely be a worthy investment.
i just haul my tools every time (p.i.t.a.)
You just need a custom shovel holster like William H. Macy
You just need a custom shovel holster like William H. Macy
It's weird. At our spot, it seems like locking stuff up makes people want it more. They even stole the damned cables we used. Some has wandered off that wasn't locked up, but if we keep moving the stash spot, we seem to do ok. It's harder in the winter (dig season) because the foliage is pretty much gone, and it makes things easier to spot.
drill 3/4" hole through the blade of all the shovels. Lock 'em together with a Kryptonite u-lock.